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Interviews with Tim McCord

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
With the weather getting cooler and the farmers bringing in the crops and cover, all the rodents are looking for winter digs. Tim McCord tells us how parachute owners can keep their canopy safe from the vermin without causing other problems in the process. Performance Designs (10/10/06)

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
With both warmer weather and calming winds, it's becoming time for powered parachute flying. Before owners take to the skies, a complete inspection of the parachute is called for. Tim McCord calls on his experience as a parachute rigger, the past head of the maintenance department at Performance Designs and a powered parachute pilot to give us some tips on how to inspect a parachute. Performance Designs (4/11/06)

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
I got a chance to visit the PD factory right before Sun 'n Fun. It is an amazing facility that keeps growing in size and expertise. Tim McCord tells about some of the effort that goes into building a safe and high performing parachute. Performance Designs Parachutes (4/19/05)

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
Slinks and Links. Tim McCord joins us to talk about the different ways you can attach your parachute to your powered parachute risers. He covers conventional oval links, delta links, and even the new fabric "Slinks" newly developed by PD. We talk about which is best and maintenance concerns for each. Performance Designs Parachutes (12/7/04)

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
Never mind the introduction (which is wrong), this interview is with Tim McCord has been traveling to a lot of fly-ins this year as the factory representative for Performance Designs. We talk about the things he has seen, the places he's been, and the concerns of pilots in the powered parachuting world. www.pdpowered.com/powered.asp (8/10/04)

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
Tim joins us to talk about an important safety issue for powered parachutes, trimming your steering lines. Differences in length when you tie off your steering lines on a powered parachute change your performance and the safety of your wing. Learn how to do things right! www.pdpowered.com/powered.asp (5/18/04)

Tim McCord, Performance Designs
Summer is here along with great flying weather. Learn how to take care of your parachute wing so that it will last you many summers to come! Tim McCord from PD has worked in canopy maintenance and knows all of the things that can happen to your chute and how to prevent most of them. www.performancedesigns.com/powered.asp (7/1/03)

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